Indicating and recording mechanism.



INDICATING- AND RECORDING MECHANISM.

MrLIuATIoN FILED rm: 2, 1910.

974,562. mmm Nam 1, 192,0.

UNITED gTATliZiE? KNDIOATXNG AND RECORIJING! Specification m3 Bottom Bataan-i1.

Apgilication tiled. 2, 19m. 3crial E50.

To all whom concern:

Be lilznown that L THEODORE F001??? in the drawings: Figaro l 2;, diagrammatic VIEW 01'? o. recording and inoiciiiiiig citizen of the United Stal'cs of America, mcciiiiiiisizi coiisi'i'ucicci in aiccoi' iiiiiicc Wiili a resident of Allsl'on, county of SIIfi Oi-lQRULi Sizifc of Massaclmsclis, have invented ccrlain new and useful impiovcn'icnts in indiculing and Rccording; ivfcclmnism, of which. the following is :1 spcciliciiiioii, i'cfci'ciicc being had to the accompanying cirmvings forming): 21 part ll'lelQOi f.

- lily invcnliion relal'cs to impiovcmcnts in indiczil'ing and recording; illllfiinllin and parliculnriy lo moans cmpioycd iii connecl'ion with signal lights for indiczilin wlicl'l'icr m not the lights arc burning; and

for rccordixig the periods during which they mic or are not burning. To this end i employ :i llici-moslal in proximity lo the light or lights arranged to con irol. mi electric circuit in which is contained on clcciiicziliy oontrolicd indicating device, or an electriczilly conli'ollcd recording means, or iioiii. 'lhc indicating device comprise 2i simpliform of lmllor, moved clcciiroinzi ifiici" ali l'iom onc ;iosit'ion to :mothci, wliilc llic roi-m'din moms in HM pi'cll i'cd lonn of in}? lllVQilliOll comprises a iriwclmgg strip DY 11111 11 4} lo li'm'cl :il' ii pi'cdclci'iiiiiicd mic of spood, and having; periods of lime iiidiczi'icd flicicon initially, or mechanismmay lic in- (lllllQLl for 'ii'ini'ing" units of iimc l'lici'con Eli. intervals \vliilo ihc strip is traveling, and R. scribcr for hulking a marl; upon ihc drip, the said sci'ilici' being clcciricziliv opcmlcd by means coniuined in the l'lici'mosta'ticnlly conii'ollcd circuit. it will, of course be apparent llml. mechanism of this; clliizicioi' may lic cmploycd for indicating and record.- ing ilic burning of lights for many purposes and in many locations but ono of the uses for wliicl it iv; particularly zidziptcd is'ilio lndlfllllflg mid according tho liiii'ning of the port illd starboard signal ligliis oi vesscls, and it will be noted that by i'cason of flu: fact that the heat of the Morning light is llic controlling factor, it may equally be cm.-

)loycd in connection with oil lumps, electric lights, and other liglitsoi' Whziisocvernature.

I will now pi'ocood lo dcsciilio :i mocliw nisin vonstiluling an embodiment of my in.- vcnliion. having lQfCl'Li'lU to ilic accompanying drawings illustrating the some and will then point out the novel features in claims.

driving mechanism (not shown) i i dctaii of oiic form tho recording incciumi Referring indiciil'c mo own port and siiiiiioiii l oi llic lights includes 25' "though 21:: above S1513? oi: coups i'zicy loo coil, :liiif'i'iifilfih each pair of i static cirviiii; C(iHilOiiSl 8, from :1 poiiioii to open (fltimiL, cii'cuii iiiidcr soiling ron'i the in ing. 1m. 'Lh TTKn' of ihc lamp 9 is on: in cciiii'oi :i, c To coil, imiillg iii 's'; on ciociiciiii while the liR-YNUOEMHRE circuit coiil ro ilic iml light 6 is mmiiigcd to cm circuit in which. i5 co med 1 umgmei ML Tlicsc cii'ciiiis i mils l'i'oiii ii cnci'nior i8 iicz if. provided with an 212: low-v of whi h mimics a scrib low? of llic ililildlilii'lfi ml 10' (ziil'ilh' ziill'ic (.DFL Kiwi-co)? 'llwsc l'ivo scriiici's are arming-W. iii giro imily lo the face; 21 iiwci' rcccrci swig; 13, the some being 1. :1, pifacieliov mined mic of spccd by meiiiis of suitable concocted lo zi roller 16 iii. ciigiigcinciii Wlfili the said strip 21 mii'iioii of a bolt Ii? being shown as a means 07 which power may be t iiiismittcd tlici'cio. The scribci's are iii'mn ed in such proximiiy lo the face of; die liii'flvfiliiilg strip dint; ilicy wiii engage tiic maize mark llicicon Yillfll'cil'filiiil 'clo through l'l'lilil i'cspccl im iiiziggiicis Wliiic Wiicii circuit is broken illGl'iiliiOllgh tho Minimums in moving mm from 'ilic magnets, Wiii move: the SCiillQlis out? of contact- Wi ih tho strin'so that under such conditions no mark Wi be made the c ay upon the said switch The strip 15 is shown having tii oc indications 1i upon the face tliei'cof. These indications may :ippc-Lar upon the iiiitioii",

2 acid migimiiy ii) iii! fiiliii lights for cuiiirolling the I ing a recording element, and means c0nupcrulimi (Ii the .J'Hid rcuording' iiiechzimslii. t

rolled by the burning of a light for Operating the same.

1U. Sign-Lil recording and indivutiiig mech- THEODORE M. FOOTE.

aiiisiii comprising indicating and recording 5 means, and iiieuus controlled by the burning \Vitnesses:

of ii light for operating the same. E. EDNA SPRY,

11.. Signal lfltoldll'lg mechanism compr1s THOMAS B.'BOOTH. 

